My new album Quintessence is in the works. This new recording contains many new pieces I have written in the past year. Though much of the album is solo acoustic guitar the recording opens with a piece that was written and recorded for the upcoming documentary film A Life Well Played. This opening piece Up Town is done as a […]
I recently did an interview with a Greek music writer for his website. He asked some very thoughtful questions. Click here to read the full text
Moritz Moszkowski (1854-1925) is almost unknown today except to hard core piano students but he was once hailed by Paderewski as being as important a composer for the piano as Chopin. Check out the recording of his Etude Op.92 No.2 as played by Alain Raes. Or check out his piece La Jongleuse (the juggler). Moszkowski was known for his wit
The shooting of the documentary is nearly done. Now the editing process begins. I commend Rene and his cohorts Martin and Mike on the great job. When the film is ready the news will be posted here of course. I am also putting the finishing touches on Quintessence which will be the title of the new album. The new record
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I have always liked Autumn and Halloween especially holds some fond memories for me. When I was 12 years old I purchased two books that made a big impression on me. One book was The Collected Short Stories of Washington Irving (which included The Legend of Sleepy Hollow) and the other was a collection of poems by Edgar Allan Poe.
The new album by my quartet East Side (with Clint Hoover, Michael Bissonnette, Matt Senjem) is now complete and is now available. The CD is called “astoria” and a 100 radio station campaign will commence in September guided by Lisa Reedy Promotions. There are also a couple of video projects in the works as well and all developments will be
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